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Aug 2, 2008 3:45 pm US/Pacific

Butcher Arrested For ATM Identity Theft

LOS GATOS (AP) ― Authorities have arrested a former grocery store butcher in connection with a spate of ATM identity thefts at Lunardi's Supermarket in Los Gatos.

Los Gatos police says 37-year-old Raymond Kurt Fischer was booked Thursday night on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy.

Fischer is accused of defrauding 250 shoppers of about $300,000 in March and April when the customers had their identities stolen and money fraudulently withdrawn from their accounts.

Investigators say a debit-card-reading machine was swapped out with a device that collects a shopper's card number and personal information.

Cash withdrawals were reportedly made from ATMs in various Southern California cities.

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